Marriage regulates sexuality and forms the basis for family with all its other functions

marriage to someone within one's social group

living together as a romantic couple without being married

Family is a social construction that is created, changed, and maintained in interaction

the practice of marrying or being in a relationship with one person at a time

Group of people living together pursuing a common goal

Family is a site of various forms of stratification and can produce and reproduce inequalities based on these statuses

tend to choose mates who are similar to us in class, race, ethnicity, age, religion, and levels of attractiveness

when someone gets divorced, they will eventually marry someone else and become a members of step families

the people who help each other out, who care for each other, and who express that care are family, whether or not they are legally or biologically related

tend to choose people who live nearby

have children without the support of a committed partner through adoption, artificial insemination or surrogacy

Economic production, socialization of children, instrumental and emotional support, and sexual control

the prohibition of interracial marriage, cohabitation, or sexual interaction

the choice to have or not have children